The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

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State of Mind (Daedalic Entertainment, Wed 15th August, $39.99) The world is on the brink. Lack of resources, illnesses caused by polluted air and water, crime on the rise, war. Governments and companies promise remedies through technological progress. Drones and humanoid robots replace humans in the public sector, everything is interconnected, surveillance has become omnipresent.

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Okami HD(Capcom, Today, $19.99) Experience this acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution. Take the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess who inhabits the form of a legendary white wolf Shiranui. Use magical abilities, attacks, and Celestial Brush techniques to restore the land of Nippon to its previous glory full of life and colour. Read our Okami HD review.

Minit(Devolver Digital, Today, $9.99) Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time. Journey outside the comfort of your home to help unusual folk, uncover countless secrets, and overcome dangerous foes, all in hopes of lifting a rather unfortunate curse that ends each day after just one minute. Read our Minit review.

2064: Read Only Memories Integral(Midboss, Thu 26th July, $20.64) Your life as a struggling journalist is interrupted by the world’s first sapient machine, a ROM (Relationship and Organizational Manager) named Turing. Together, you and the quirky robot will encounter a colorful cast of locals and overcome challenges as you uncover the city’s secrets behind the overlapping futures of technology and humanity.

ACA NEOGEO PREHISTORIC ISLE 2(HAMSTER, Thu 2nd August, $7.99) "PREHISTORIC ISLE 2" is a shooting game released by SNK in 1999. Various types of dinosaurs which are large, small, or even have the wings emerged! Your mission is to eliminate these primaeval beasts from the city. Rescue and help all trapped citizens’ escape!

BlobCat(BySamb, Today, $9.99) In BlobCat it's your job to protect the DiceMice! Place arrows and guide the Dicemice to the Micehole! But beware, the naive BlobCats are rolling around (not quite at the speed of sound)! Solve over 90 different levels spanning over 5 worlds, each with a unique gameplay twist! Let the battle begin!

Catch 'Em! Goldfish Scooping(D3Publisher, Thu 2nd August, $7.99) With four modes to enjoy with 2-4 players, you can have an intense battle with this party game. In addition to scooping goldfish for points, you can use items to your advantage and to mess with your opponents! Make this fun goldfish scooping party game your new tradition!

GREEN(Studio Green, Thu 2nd August, $2.99) Create a block yourself and use it to clear the stage Side scrolling 2D puzzle action game Because it uses only the jump and block buttons, it is a simple game that anyone can feel free to play. Please clear all 50 stages and save the lover's pink.

Megaton Rainfall(Pentadimensional Games, Today, $15.99) Megaton Rainfall is a first-person superhero game. A global alien invasion is taking place and you must face it – alone. Chase massive destruction devices at supersonic speeds around an Earth that's as large as the real thing and populated with semi-procedurally generated cities. Read our Megaton Rainfall review.

Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call(Artifex Mundi, Fri 10th August, $14.99) When Sarah Black, curator at the Caribbean Naval Museum, receives a package from a mysterious messenger, she is unwittingly drawn into an ancient conflict. Inside the package she finds an artifact, and instantly assailants descend on the museum to rob her.

Shut Eye(Forever Entertainment, Today, $3.99) Shut Eye on Nintendo Switch now with refreshed graphics and gameplay! Play as a young child, who is away from her parents. The girl has suffered from anxiety most of her life, which lead to confusion and an exuberant imagination.

SubaraCity(Flyhigh Works / CIRCLE, Today, $5.00) SubaraCity on Nintendo Switch offers a new twist for puzzle game fans, combining careful planning with relaxing gameplay. You’re not just matching blocks, but you’re city building at the same time!

Tetra's Escape(Ratalaika Games, Fri 10th August, $4.99) Blocks named Tetras and it is down to the players to do all that they can, to save them and make the most out of their special ability. Via the means of shape-shifting, Tetras can turn into different Tetrominos and used to fill holes and master puzzles, in an attempt to reach the portal on the other side of the level.

The Amazing Shinsengumi: Heroes in Love(D3Publisher, Today, $11.99) A romance game for women where you fall in love with members of the famed Shinsengumi. Okita Soji, Saito Hajime, Nagakura Shinpachi, Harada Sanosuke, Todo Heisuke... Which of the rough and passionate Shinsengumi members will you fall for? Featuring character designs by popular artist for women's media, Nagaoka.

Unexplored(Digerati, Today, $15.00) Descend into the depths of the Dungeon of Doom and complete your quest: steal the Amulet of Yendor from the fearsome dragon and make it out alive. Unexplored is the roguelite that feels like a roguelike. An accessible yet challenging action RPG that has won praise for its revolutionary level generation tech.

Nintendo Switch - Open Beta

Dragon Ball FighterZ(Bandai Namco) Open Beta – Go head to head in VS Online with no fewer than 23 characters and 13 stages. Don’t forget to also stop by the Battle Tutorial to sharpen your skills and master all kinds of devastating techniques. The Open Beta servers are scheduled to be on between 9 p.m. PT on Aug. 9 and 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 11.

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Calling All Nintendo Labo Fans! – In less than two weeks, the latest Nintendo Labo Creators Contest No. 2 ends! Have you started on your entry? A team of Nintendo Labo judges will select four winners in two categories: Best Toy-Con Musical Instrument and Best Gaming Experience using Toy-Con Garage. The contest ends at 10:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20. You can also check out other submissions here – and don’t forget to give a “like” to your favorites! The prizes include a specially designed, collectible cardboard-inspired Nintendo Switch system, Nintendo Labo Creators jackets and more. For more info, please visit the official contest site here.

Darren is Nintendo Life’s Batman: fearless in the face of danger, he loves gadgets and talking in a really, really deep voice. As Operations Director he stays mostly behind the scenes in a room he insists on calling “The Batcave”.

I voted Okami, Minit, and Megaton Rainfall. I may download none or all of them though. I was really looking forward to Megaton, but I've been hearing it has performance issues. We'll see.

Okami looks beautiful though, and I remember making a Miiverse post once in Twilight Princess HD where I said I wouldn't mind an entire game played as Wolf Link. Turns out, Okami was the very game I was unknowingly speaking about.

Minit looks fun and reminds me of Link's Awakening, a game I absolutely love. I might just give it a shot.

What process do you use to scrape this list? ACA Prehistoric Isle 2 was last week but wasn’t on the NA Nintendo site before you published. It’s therefore being included this week by mistake. The expected release of Metal Slug 4 is not listed. I anticipate for the same reason as last week.

Okami is definitely on my list as I never played it when it was originally released. I'm also very excited for Valkyria Chronicles 4 and I'm very happy happy that save data from the demo can be transferred to the main game when it releases!

Okami HD is absolutely fantastic. I just recently played the PS4 version for the first time and platinum'ed the game. It would definitely transfer even better to the Switch especially with touch controls for the celestial brush. If this goes on sale at any point later, I'll definitely double dip to get a portable version of this masterpiece.

@Mgene15 Truthfully, I've never played Bloodborne, but if it's anything like Dark Souls, no thanks. Can't stand character movement in that game. Everything feels so ungodly sluggish. Believe me, I tried to get into it, but bad-feeling controls are a major peeve.

2064: Read Only Memories Integral — The 80s... 80 years from 1984 lol. The 80s influence is strong, which is a selling niche point for myself, and so far what I've seen I "seem" to like it, but I need a review. Backlogged.

Megaton Rainfall — 6/10 score, or no 6/10 score, this is one of those kinds of games I'm determined to experience. Backlogged for a sale.

Minit — Love the concept but I can't do $10 for this, so backlogged for a sale.

Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call — So... Point & Click, maybe...? Can't really figure it out from the description. I'll check it out on the eShop to see if I can derive more. Backlogged for now.

Okami HD — I had to comment at least on this one. This one will be a pass, but NOT because it's bad, but because I've experienced this game already, and HD or not, I don't double dip usually save for extremely rare circumstances. For those that never played it, and you love 3D Zelda, PLEASE DON'T miss it, you will NOT regret it. You have permission to cuss me out of you end up hating it

Prehistoric Isle 2 — This will be a pass, for now. Never even knew nothing like this existed, but if my gamer partner in crime get the itch and the impulse, we may download this and have at it. (Imagines laughing at the ludicrousness of it all).

State of Mind — This definitely looks like something I'd play as far as concept and genre. Backlogged, but I'd like to see a review of it if possible.

Earthlock demo — A game that's been backlogged since it released on the eShop for me. I'm not so worried about it mimicking the PS1 era RPGs as it advertises, but more so how it has a not so JRPG look and setting to it, and even gives me the Beyond Good & Evil feels, which can't be all bad. Now I can sample this to see if it's worth the plunge. I'm already about to drown in RPGs as it is (And I thought I was busy with XC2 while I was playing it).

Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo — I've actually already sampled this demo and was playing it the last couple of days. It's a very good strategy war game! It reminds me of taking Advance Wars and combining it with the zoom-down-to-the-field-fighting that Fire Emblem has been doing in it's latest entries. Gameplay is deep and feels rewarding... It's definitely a game I'd spend some time with. Unfortunately, my interests are elsewhere in gaming, but since it was a nice surprise, I will add this to my GameFly rental (if it's got a physical release) or will just backlog it for now until a sale comes along (hopefully it's the former, then I'd be likely to play it sooner).

The only thing that sticks out to me is Okami, but I don't think I'll quadruple drip (PS2, Wii, PS3...with a Platinum Trophy). All the same, if you haven't played it, I'd still give it a solid recommendation at $20, especially if you love the old school Zelda formula with a heavy feudal Japan influence.

What's the point if these articles if they're not accurate? We're better off just going to the eshop. Maybe you guys should stop relying solely on the official press release and actually look at the eshop listings before publishing these articles. Every week you list stuff that's not out until next week, or already came out the week before. Useless.

Please stop listing things that came out last week. The two Arcade Arcade archives games, Metal Slug 4 and that hole digging game with the odd title came out today in the US as well as Europe, but they are only listed on the EU page. Please edit the page and stop waiting until next week to post this week's releases.